Sunday Best

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2025

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Documentary

Biography

Spotlighting TV pioneer Ed Sullivan’s legacy of equality after he broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show.

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Matt Roush

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For decades, from 1948 to 1971, The Ed Sullivan Show helped define popular culture with the musical acts Sullivan booked on his Sunday-night TV showcase. His introductions of Elvis Presley and The Beatles to the masses are an iconic piece of TV history, but a new documentary reveals that Sullivan was just as influential in opening the door to Black entertainers, providing a launching pad in the 1960s for the careers of future superstars including Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and The Jackson 5. As anyone knows who’s gone down the rabbit hole of screening clips from The Ed Sullivan Show, it’s an invaluable time capsule of an ever-changing society.

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